CrappieKeith
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I'm no wood guy ,but I do work with the public.
Even when they are dead wrong they are right.....
Even when they are dead wrong they are right.....
The rest of them are tourists that have a tendency to look down on the "working" class of guys such as myself.The mtn cabin rental folks have got to be the worst to deal with.
Even when they are dead wrong they are right.....
Psst, I hate to break it to you but maybe the Earth trying to lose you.
On the appearance subject, I wholeheartedly agree. Look like someone you'd trust in your back yard, not someone that would leave you wondering if they were coming back at 2am with an empty truck and help.
Ian
Here, I did a few minor changes to my list, maybe this will be more to your liking?
1. Of course I take checks!.I take checks,cash, all major credit cards, food stamps, dead and live chickens, farm produce, your first born as long as he is potty trained, pesos, euros, canadian currency, a quickie with your wife or oldest daughter.
Car parts, tractor parts, barn wood, owl droppings, chicken manure, cow dung, doggie doo doos.
computer parts, wood carvings, good used tires, loads of gravel, firewood, peat moss, flowers,old newspapers, aluminum,brass,copper and other scrap metal.We take any form of payment!
2.You have a lovely home.I am hoping that the few particles of wood chips that fall from my truck will not bother you until I have the time to sweep them up.
3.You have such a lively little doggie.He looks so cute attached to my brand new levis.Whats his name?
4.Dont mind the scratches on my truck, I needed a new one anyway.The worried look on my face from your driveway being stapled on the side of a hill will go away once the afore mentioned doggie tears my leg off.How cute!
5.This is the finest firewood you have ever had delivered.May I lay a fire for you?
6.I give discounts to veterans, old folks, white folks, black folks, illegal immigrants, dog and cat owners, and anyone who has a fireplace or woodstove.
7.I may be a rip off artist, but I am the friendliest rip off artist you have ever met.I will be happy to stop at the sheriffs office on the way home and politely request 164 lashes.
8.I am happy to deliver in a snow storm.It merly provides me with a little excitement that is so lacking in my life.
9.I turned at the herd of goats like you suggested.Eleven hours later ,but hey, here I am!
10. Maam,you look lovely in that pink bathrobe!My, you certainly are well endowed!My wife would be so jealous!May I have your autograph?You remind me of Michael Jackson...ummm, I mean Whitney Houston. Firewood is on me today!
What about those of us who have taken a day off from work because we have to be home for whatever chore or delivery is supposedly on the way, and they never show up. Or they don't show up until late in the day, or, the specialist yahoo cancels within 2 hours, and says he isn't going to show up ever, and you had to really hunt to get him. I've tried to charge the latter for my time, but was unsuccessful.
It works both ways.
Folks, dont get me wrong, all these things are not common occurences in deliveries,but rather an accumulation of years making deliveries.
avalancher:
I've gotten some good laughs out of a few of your posts, you have a great sense of humor, and that's what will get you through the tough times.
I'm the fence with this post. This probably wont make friends here I understand that your job is to produce and deliver as much firewood as possible as quickly as possible. But when someone is paying you an agreed upon amount of money for X amount of firewood, you being the service provider should be at least friendly to the people forking over the cash. If you dont like it you can take you truck full of wood and go some where else. If i was your customer and I was treated poorly (based on your post), I'd tell you to get the hell out of my driveway.
With that being said, I agree that your customers should be ready for your delievery with the spot its going ready to accept the wood. Whenever I get a delivery of any type I make sure the delivery person has an easy enough time doing their job as possible.
I know and I'm sure others on this site have been burned by firewood deliveries before and I'm sure it will happen to others (not saying you screw people) but when burned in the past I know I wouldnt make the same mistakes I made the first. The extra care on my part would probably piss many firewood delivery people off. My wallet is my main concern though, not yours.
.Shoot,when I think about it,even my lab wasnt hungry,and she stayed in the truck!
If i was your customer and I was treated poorly (based on your post), I'd tell you to get the hell out of my driveway.
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